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Voyager 1 set to reach one light-day from Earth
Original: Voyager 1 is 25.79 billion km/16.03 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 39 days, 18 h
NASA's Voyager 1, now 25.79 billion kilometres (16.03 billion miles) from Earth, is on track to reach a distance of one light-day — the distance light travels in 24 hours — in about 39 days and 18 hours. Its twin Voyager 2 sits further back at 21.58 billion kilometres. Space watchers are marking the milestone as the farthest human-made object edges deeper into interstellar space.
Why now: Voyager 1 is approaching the symbolic milestone of being one full light-day away from Earth, a first for any human-made object.
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Evidence
- Voyager 1 is 25.79 billion km/16.03 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 39 days, 18 hours: https:// eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-syste m/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth Voyager 2 is 21.58 billion km/13.41 billion miles away from Earth: https://… · voyagers@stefanbohacek.online · 3
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